Reviews

I was BLOWN AWAY by this documentary. Such an important topic, our outer space, and what is happening to it. I think we all feel like there is governmental oversight of any rogue companies that decide to build and send rockets capable of sending satellites into Earth orbit, but there really is not! This I found to be TERRIFYING! Bad enough bad actors like China and Russia can do it, but so can pretty much anyone with the money and know-how to build rockets!

I had no idea the volume of traffic orbiting our planet; 15,000 satellites and more going up all the time! Eventually there will be so many that they cannot help but start to run into each other; then what?!? Giant fields of space debris!! Space seemed like that last frontier for peace and tranquility, but leave it to us humans to go and muck that up!

There is a LOT to learn from this EXCELLENT documentary. The journalist that is interspersed throughout it, that apparently produced it, is an exceptional speaker and detailed orator. I was glued to the screen for every moment, then off to my computer when it was over to further research. I saw a couple reviews that slammed this documentary; clearly people incapable of understanding the serious nature of what is going on in our skies, and how massively it is and will impact life on Earth; good, but a lot of REALLY bad!!

I know that Blumhouse often lets a turd burglar movie slip through, and man, this is the quintessential bummer of their films. There is no redeeming quality, no payoff finish, no message good or bad, just a BORING mess of characters you could never possibly care about doing senseless things with a LOT of senseless dialogue and silly violence. Clearly, they had NO money for this; the scene in a shopping mall has exactly ZERO extras milling around acting as shoppers, just a big empty mall that makes no sense whatsoever (supposed to be on a Saturday no less). Even the mall parking lot is EMPTY.

I wish I was the kind of movie viewer that could quit a movie at the point of recognizing it's a terrible film, but I'm not, so I watched the whole terrible boring thing. Hopefully, I've saved someone else from making the same mistake.

PS, all those positive views got me to watch this thing in the first place. They just HAVE to all have been written by the film makers and actors, because NONE are remotely accurate.

Like many reviewers, I was intrigued by the subject matter but came in knowing little about this movie. I came away not knowing much more. First off, the absolute implausibility of this movie, the 'as if' moments, just wow. I hate movies where people act like no humans would act. I'll excuse that these journalist/photographers used actual film cameras (I think the movie is supposed to be in our near future), but what was the purpose of all those photographs?? They never offloaded them to any news organization, they just kept shooting and shooting with no offered goal or intention. And one of the 3 main characters didn't even have any gear, he just exposed himself to near-death experiences over and over for no apparent reason.

The acting was real disappointing, no one seemed very interested in their roles (even usually reliable Dunst seemed to phone it in). And some of the ridiculous story lines, ugh. Then of course the old standard scene where the bad guys with guns have our protagonists cornered, and out of nowhere another character comes flying at them in a vehicle (totally unheard and unnoticed by the bad guys), and of course it HITS the 2 bad guys and misses everyone else. Just dumb stuff like that throughout.

And finally, who was who? Were the Western Forces the good guys, or bad? You never knew what was going on. I'll admit, going in I was no fan of Garlands' 'Men', which I thought was great until a HORRIBLE stupid ridiculous ending. Guess no more Garland for me...

I've been watching movies since childhood, and often the phrase "that was the worst movie ever" gets tossed around. I can honestly say, I have finally found THE ONE. I could tell 10 minutes in that this was going to be a real turd but curiosity got the best of me and I watched the whole thing. Wow.

The acting is abysmal; no offense to the actors, they seemed to try, but this was high school drama class at best. And the script that they had to work with; implausible, improbable, constant 'as if' moments, just really dumb and ridiculous. There was one scene in the police department where the lighting appeared to be by flashlights.

So unless you too are looking for the definitive worst movie that you have ever seen, this is your baby. The other reviews, in particular those above 5, have to be friends and family of the film makers or bots, there's no way any sentient being gave this movie positive marks. It really is THAT BAD.

Man does this thing DRAG. Scenes of dialogue that seemed to go on forever, and not move the story but a teeny bit. It was as though they were making it up as it goes. The ladies in the film exhibited some true acting chops, the guys not so much; their dialogue mostly 'dude slang' and very annoying.

And of course, the controversial premise, UGH. Some reviewers that gave this movie high marks attribute their love of the movie to the underlying reason of death that is revealed midway through. Well, I definitely would not want to spend anytime with those people! Not only is there nothing funny about the deed itself, there was no funny dialogue in this movie. I have to assume this was the writer and director's first movie; try, try, try again...

This is a very formulaic film, and I should have known that going in (I didn't, because it's the first 'rowing movie' I'd ever heard of, thought this may have a different spin). Of course, it has to be interspersed with college-kid drama, love, and ridiculous set-up situations (girl hates boy, boy is a hurt soul, girl loves boy madly, ad nausea, replete with the requisite steamy snowing scenes, steamy raining scenes, etc.).

Michael Shannon is usually always great, but he was very stiff here, which for me, rendered him a less believable character. The other actors did a good job; Ludwig is a real rising star for sure, the other boys mostly forgettable and the girls, ugh; pure annoyance.

But for me, the big letdown here is the end. Naturally, a sports film pits the lowly underdogs against the revered and unbeatable favorites. No spoilers here, but the most ridiculous thing happens during the final showdown that could not possibly make a difference to the outcome of the race, and yet it does, big time. It is SO absolutely stupid that you immediately feel insulted for having your intelligence assailed. For me, this movie went from a 6 to a 2, but I'll compromise at 3 for Ludwig and the guy who played his father performances.

I decided to record this movie based on the brief description that mentioned 'towns people band together vs mercenaries as unknown drones fly above'. That was just too weird to ignore. Plus, it was a foreign film (subtitled), which I love.

This movie is wonderful; the character development, the sights and sounds, the quirky unexplained details that have you rewatching various scenes to try and understand. The evil cruelty and the resulting vengeance. The story that you cannot follow or understand, until you're supposed to as per the writer.

I'll admit, I was ready to turn it off after about 30 minutes; it was interesting, but didn't seem to live up to its description. Then, it just sort of takes off, and you just don't want it to end. You REALLY care about the characters, you REALLY hate the bad guys, and the scenery and weirdness is just a constant throughout. Fat old people wandering around nude? Yup. Bad news politician coming round spewing corruption? Got it. Totally realistic small town feel? Indeed. Yes, the violence/gore gets a tad intense, but it's so worth it.

My only fault with the film is that the ending was a bit predictable, the sort of thing you could see coming and hoped would twist and turn. But, the end was nonetheless very satisfying. Great film!!!

I don't mind the occasional 'bad' movie, as long as it has some redeeming quality. But this turd burglar of a movie has absolutely nothing going for it. The characters are bland and of no interest, the story is WAY too typical and predictable, and the underwater action is rare and nonsensical. There are so many 'as if' moments in this thing that it's as if the whole movie was written by a 9 year old. Of course, I kept watching because I can never quit a movie, and boy do I regret that, what a waste of 90 minutes. The ending is so preposterous that I really wanted to throw my remote through the screen.

I've never been a big Banderas fan; yes, he's dreamy good looking but he really is not much of an 'actor'. However his role in this movie suits him PERFECTLY. All the characters were extremely well cast. The story stands up, the cinematography was luscious, and it has SAM ELLIOT. The whole bit with collider was odd, but seemed well informed and believable. The ending was a bit over the top, but that small amount of the film was totally acceptable after the sex, crime and violence of this noir-styled film.

I usually don't watch anything that rates under a 6 on IMDB, this one was a surprisingly low 5.4, and so I am thrilled I gave it a chance. AND, I will likely now lower my high standards for what films I view, based upon this excellent 5.4 movie, that had SAM ELLIOTT in it!

Junior Cronenberg may be an apple that didn't roll too far from the tree, but he has a LONG way to go to do anything near his famous father. David C had far less tech and tools in his heyday but did a lot more in his movies. He had a flare to be gross, but not sickeningly disgustingly filthy gross like junior here.

I cannot believe this film has (at present) a 6.1 aggregate rating with all the bad (accurate) reviews. And those few positive reviewers must be friends or family because no one else could have seen good in this movie. I'm amazed Skaarsgard would stoop to this low, I get it for Goth as she seems to relish in B movie slop.

Even with the bad reviews, I was still curious with Cronenberg attached. Wise watchers out there, DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE. I had to shower afterward. Why people pump loads of money into this drek is far beyond me.

This is, of course, a sequel to a very good film Raid: Redemption. Redemption was very good too and worth a watch before seeing this one. But Redemption is a puppy, Raid 2 is a 200 pound pit bull.

There are scenes in this movie that simply have to be rewatched, sometimes several times, to fully appreciate the efforts of the actors, the cinematographer, the director, the stunt coordinator, the make-up, etc. And there are various action scenes that are SO IN TENSE that you literally find yourself gripping the arm of your chair to hold on.

Of course, now Hollywood is weighing in and doing their own version next year (2023) with big names like the Hemsworths. Trust me, Raid 2 from Indonesia and directed by Garth Evans is the only film necessary for this story. Don't miss it!! And note: not for the squeamish!!!

Like other reviewers have noted, this was rumored to be some spectacular movie by a guy who seems to churn out a movie every few months. I looked forward to seeing it; I admit, despite his ego, I am a fan. But this movie was so stupid, so impossible, so ridiculous, that not only is it not a great thing coming from Cage, it's actually among his most mediocre.

I don't understand the rave reviews for this movie. Cage has done SO much better. There are cringe-worthy 'as if' scenes in this, such as him having the knock-out sticker on his hand that affects him in a way that is intended for comic relief only; totally not believable.

But oh well, give up 2 hours if you want to see a very non-remarkable Nic Cage film.

How can Hollywood spend money at this sort of drivel?? If you accuse me of 'not getting' the movie, I'll own it. The acting was intentionally stiff and unpleasant and very unrealistic. The soundtrack devolved into startling and ugly noises, bangs, blips, sour notes, etc.

And the ending, after sitting through this train wreck for 2 hours? The most mind numbingly stupid and disgusting and depressing thing possible, for absolutely no good reason.

I thought this was going to be a serious movie, but it's not long before you realize that this is a silly 'that boy has magic' story that totally ruins it. If you still feel like watching this movie, go out and watch a cat getting run over by a car instead, it'll be a lot more uplifting.

The first half of this movie is great: good set up, good acting (Fassbender and Reilly, excellent), compelling story. Then, when the main characters fail to heed an obvious sign that they should change plans immediately, they instead antagonize the situation and throw caution to the wind, just asking for the kind of trouble that they end up getting.

Of course, the ending is by far one of the worst ever put to film. You know how some movies leave you feeling upbeat at the end, or thought provoked? This one leaves you sad and depressed. I CANNOT believe all the positive reviews, all I can say is there's some really sick people out there that could possibly enjoy child torture and murder...

This thing starts bad, real bad. The acting is mostly cringe-worthy, the two little girls make you want to never have children, ugh. And Michael Pena in the lead role, that almost kept me away in the first place. His early scenes so bad that I actually did quit this movie once, but picked it up again, and glad I did.

The effects and CGI are remarkably well done for what otherwise appears to be a low budget film (they certainly spent pennies for actors). There are an awful lot of 'as if' moments, where the impossible becomes second nature. But overall, the story ends up revealing a very wise thought, call it a plot twist if you must. Getting rid of the two annoying kids would have made this better, but they were central to several plot devices.

Can't believe anyone rated this 5 or higher. This movie is one preposterous ridiculous lunacy moment after the next. Really just bizarre that professionals would have committed to this atrocity. And to make matters worse, we do not get the satisfaction of knowing any answers to the MANY questions this film raises. What a waste of time for any human that is not brain dead.

It's a fun and addictive show to watch, despite that some of the characters are quite annoying (the overflowing narcissism from Andy Bassich, who thinks he is Christ returned, ugh, and Sue the 'every moment here is total peril' drama queen, a bit much, etc.). However, it is still fun to check in with them and see what they're up to.

The problem with this show is the guys/gals that think this needs to be edited like a Ridley Scott thriller. Constant shots with the camera attached to the characters weapon/tool/tree/etc. For that special POV shot. And dunking a Go-Pro underwater as though the scene is live and real, not being made up for editing. And EVERY scene change, we have to see the screen informing us (again, and again, and again) of how many miles from the Arctic Circle we are, and the name of the camp.

This show could be really good if they presented it in a more documentary type format, 'just the facts', but apparently the show is not about life in the arctic wilderness, rather its about how to be really groovy editors that are definitely in the wrong line of cinematic work.